Vitruvian Man Photos!

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Calvin Marks

I like the actual detail on the hat pegs but I hate the way the plate looks on the sides of the scroll...Seems like the "square" plates belong on a $2,000.00 entry level Asian instrument.

Entry level? Have you ever priced those Rubner Hatpeg Gears?




Maybe some entry level basses are using some better gears then!

[Matthew Tucker]

Well, i agree with you Calvin. Like wearing sneakers with a dinner suit.

[Calvin Marks]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

Entry level? Have you ever priced those Rubner Hatpeg Gears?




Maybe some entry level basses are using some better gears then!

I wasn't referring to the hat pegs themsevles, just those square little plates that they rest on.

Take a look at the scroll on this bass...same style of those little square plates.

http://www.uptonbass.com/UB-Standard...n-Double-Bass/

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Calvin Marks

I wasn't referring to the hat pegs themsevles, just those square little plates that they rest on.

Take a look at the scroll on this bass...same style of those little square plates.

http://www.uptonbass.com/UB-Standard...n-Double-Bass/

I agree with you on the plain ones on that Upton but the scroll and the bass itself is plain all over. They fit. Have a look at these and tell me how they meet your eye..ok?




Gears can be of the highest quality sometimes but the mounting design I think doesn't always match the quality of the Gear. I think the Sloans are one where the mounting looks way below their performance.

[Ken Smith]

How about these gears, should they stay or go? These same plates with Hatpegs are found on many old Italian basses. None of them were ever 'entry level' basses when the gears were installed or when the basses.

[Calvin Marks]

Ken, in regards to your basses, I do not like the look of the half-plates, but that's just me. I'm sure you could find 50 people that like one thing and 50 that like another. Regardless of the price of the instrument, half-plates (to my eye) are fairly ugly.

[Tim Bishop]

If they are fully functional, why consider changing them out?

[Matthew Tucker]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

None of them were ever 'entry level' basses when the gears were installed or when the basses [were made].

Was there ever such a thing an an "entry level" bass 200 years ago? If so, what would they have used for tuners?

[Calvin Marks]

Can we get back to salivating over Mario's fine craftsmanship?

[Eric Hochberg]

I don't love the look of the half plates, but don't mind them as much when they are tarnished or burnished as on the old Martini photo. When bright and shiny they seem kind of cheesy to me. I would prefer "cleaner" looking tuners with Lamarie's very intense and complex scroll carvings.

[Eric Hochberg]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

These are the gears I was referring to and like. Thought it was the Martini.

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Eric Hochberg

These are the gears I was referring to and like. Thought it was the Martini.

Martini was not even born yet when this bass was made. I wish the Martini was that old but when it is, I wont be around anymore..